How solid is the NATO alliance?

To date, no NATO country has suffered an armed attack against it, and thankfully, Article 5 of the charter has not been put to the test.

French President Emmanuel Macron’s fellow NATO state leaders aren’t lining up to back his proposal that alliance members help out Ukraine with combat forces on an ‘official basis.’The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

March 4, 2024

OTTAWA—On Feb. 26, French President Emmanuel Macron started a firestorm on the international diplomatic front by suggesting that NATO member countries could contribute combat forces to the war in Ukraine on an "official basis." The French leader said that “we will do eve...

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